Cindy (From My Corner of Katy) gardening in Buffalo in Gordon and Brian's Bird Avenue garden, while Kathy (Cold Climate Gardening) captures the moment.
While touring gardens is great, the real reason for going to Buffa10 was the people. I could have gone to Buffalo last weekend for Garden Walk if it was just about the gardens. No, I went to Buffalo to see old friends and meet some new ones. It was a delight to talk gardens, watering restrictions, families, and architecture with bloggers from across the country. I thought I was doing better at taking pictures of people, but I still didn't get a shot of everyone. (Mea culpa, to all I missed or of whom I didn't get a publishable shot.) I should have listened to my mother and taken a photo of all the tables when everyone was sitting down at lunch or dinner, but I was having too much fun. Next time, I promise!
Here are Kathy and Cindy in a more formal moment.
This shot of Kathy is very similar to one posted by Diana of Sharing Nature's Garden.
Old friends Frances (Fairegarden) center and Gail (Clay and Limestone) right, with new friend Cyndy (Gardening Asylum).
The Susans, fashionable in turquoise (the color of 2010) at the Shadracks' garden
Susan from New Jersey (Miss Rumphius' Rules), Susan from D.C. (Sustainable Gardening and Garden Rant), and Susan from Texas (The Bike Garden)
I did manage a few group shots in the hotel lobby while we waited for the bus: Robin (Bumblebee Blog), Gail, Frances and Layanee (Ledge and Gardens)
Leslie (Growing a Garden in Davis), Jean (Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog), Cindy and Annaliese (Cobrahead)
Mary Ann (Gardens of the Wild, Wild West), Bonnie (Vintage Garden Gal), and Helen (Gardening With Confidence)
Cyndy, Dee (Red Dirt Ramblings), Carol (May Dreams Gardens), Joseph (Greensparrow Gardens), and Jill (Through the Looking Glass)
and one during happy hour.
Mary (My Northern Garden), Diana, and Kylee (Our Little Acre)
I captured a couple of moments of sheer fun: Barbara (bwisegardening)
I'm sorry I didn't get a good shot of co-host Jim (Art of Gardening), but I did get one of his hot tub:
Bonnie, Pat (Commonweeder) and Michelle (Garden Rant).
While having a garden bloggers' get together come to your town is nice, it's better to travel to one, where you can share in the camaraderie and discussions at the hotel at breakfast and in the evenings. See you all next year!
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Next time on Mr. McGregor's Daughter: Introducing "The Bizarro Garden Awards"
26 comments:
You did a wonderful job getting so many photos of people! Made me smile to see all those faces again.
Nice to put a face with some of the names of folks I 'talk' with everyday.
Marnie
It's nice to put a face to the blogs!
I appreciate your doing this...it was good practice for me as I am name/face challenged and need to work at matching up new names to new faces!
Remember the early days of garden blogging when a picture of people behind the blogs was a rarity and everyone was just a tiny bit mysterious? It's so much nicer now to actually know so many bloggers and meet them in person!
What Leslie said . . .
Did Annaliese get a haircut? I like the shorter do. You captured everyone very well.
Hi Barbara, I love this post! It reminded me of all the great people I got to meet in Buffalo, and you're right, the people made the trip memorable. It was so much fun, I'm still smiling about it:)
We are a handsome youthful group! Thank you for posting these photos B and the links!
gail
Great post Barbara! It's nice to see the people. The smiles on their faces were genuine. It was truly a wonderful time...One that I will fondly remember for many, many years to come.
Great shots, MMD. You made everyone look fabulous. And you're right about the reason for going to these events. It's all about the friendships.
What a lovely recap. This is a perfect memory book. Vey nice.
You are a great photog, MMD, we all look lovely and so very happy, (because we were)! Good times with good people! :-)
Frances
Great photos although I'm not so sure about Gail's "youthful" comment. :-) Yep, it's the company that's the best.
MMD: Fun is very evident on everyone's faces. Great job. I still need to do that post.
So many new names and faces. I will have to pop around to see who is posting what.
Oh, what wonderful memories you've captured in the faces of everyone! I neglected to get so many photos while there, of the people. I regret that so much. Thank you for this!
So sorry to have missed seeing and meeting everyone! It's great to see how happy everyone looks in those pictures!
Those are beautiful photos of so many of the bloggers. Thank you for making me not look so fat. LOL! You take wonderful pictures.~~Dee
Just so folks know, those are spent daylilies in my left hand! Brian and Gordon graciously allowed me to groom their daylilies when we were there on Sunday.
It was great to be in the company of other gardeners, bloggers and all around hortheads!
I enjoyed all your people pics, MMD. Yep, meeting fellow bloggers is what makes the get-together so special.
Woohoo, nice pictures! I ended up with pictures of flowers only, no people. Great to see everyone's faces.
Dear MMcGD, What a wonderful party atmosphere and, as you so rightly remark, a splendid opportunity for garden talk and, I should imagine, delicious bits of gossip! Clearly a great time was had by all.
Thanks so much for the photos. It's nice to put a face with the blogs.
Eileen
Great to be able to put faces to some familiar names, MMD, as well as seeing some familiar faces. Thanks for sharing!
Naturally, you caught me with a cup of tea in my hand! :)
Monica - Thanks for the short 'do compliment! Short hair just seems to work for me best.
I think my favorite picture of all of these is the one of Barbara with her cup of tea at the Shadrack garden. That moment you captured truly represents how the whole trip felt for me.
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